NEWFOUNDLAND
AND
LABRADOR
REGULATION 61/14
Public Interest Disclosure and Whistleblower
Protection Regulations
under the
Public Interest Disclosure and Whistleblower
Protection Act
(O.C. 2014-212)
Amended by:
46/15
NEWFOUNDLAND AND
LABRADOR
REGULATION 61/14
Public Interest Disclosure and Whistleblower
Protection Regulations
under the
Public Interest Disclosure and Whistleblower
Protection Act
(O.C. 2014-212)
(Filed August 5, 2014)
Under the authority of section 28 of the Public Interest Disclosure and Whistleblower Protection Act,
the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.
Dated at St. Johns
, August 1, 2014.
Julia Mullaley
Clerk of the Executive Council
REGULATIONS
Analysis
Short title
1.
These regulations may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosure and Whistleblower Protection Regulations.
61/14 s1
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Eligibility
2.
(1) The citizens representative may arrange or pay for the provision of legal advice to an employee, a former employee or a retired employee involved in a proceeding under the Act where that person makes a disclosure under section 7 of the Act and the citizens representative has not declined to investigate or ceased an investigation under section 15 of the Act.
(2)
A proceeding referred to in subsection (1) does not include a complaint to the Labour Relations Board under section 22 of the Act.
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Limit on amount
3.
The maximum amount that may be paid by the citizens representative for the provision of legal advice under section 26 of the Act is $3,000.
61/14 s3
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Designated public body
4.
A corporation, commission or other body listed in the Schedule is designated as a public body for the purpose of the Act.
46/15 s1
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Schedule
A regional service board established or continued under the Regional Service Boards Act, 2012
.
46/15 s2
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